DI Andy Horton and Sergeant Barney Cantelli have been called out to a
fire on a boat in the Portsmouth marina. There is a corpse, whose
charred remains indicate murder, as the head was crushed in on one
side. The pathologist informs Horton that the victim was suffering from
advanced stages of cancer.
The victim is a financier from
Guernsey. Earlier in the day of the fire, he was visited by a solicitor
from the same island. When Horton contacts a police colleague on
Guernsey, he finds out that the solicitor, a reputable man, is missing.
Later that night there is another fire, this time on Guernsey. Another
victim is found; the missing solicitor.
The first victim had
been seen in a church, so when Horton questions the witness, he
discovers that the church's priest had died a few hours before the first
victim. The witness is sure it wasn't a natural death. Horton wonders
what ties them together. He receives an urgent call from the new vicar
to the church later in the day. Upon arrival, he discovers the body of
the vicar and finds himself locked in the vestry and seconds later the
room is fire bombed.
As Horton delves deeper into the
investigation more questions arise. The night that Horton's boat with
him in it is fire bombed, he is sure he is on the right track. Author
Pauline Rawson creates a lot of tension as she builds the story in the
final chapters. A very good read.
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